8. Most of us would rather send e-mail as it has____of the troubles of sending letters via the post office.
I felt greatly honored ____ when I took part in my friend’s birthday party.
After five days’ climbing in the mountain, they reached ____ they thought was theplace they’d been dreaming of.
It is usually warm here in March, but it _____ be rather cold sometimes.
The three thieves fled the town desperately, ______ carrying a bag.
–What’s that noise?–Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine ______.